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Star Wars Saturdays: Why "The Phantom Menace" Is Good, Actually

Miyazaki Madness, Part 8: "Princess Mononoke" and the challenge of seeing with eyes unclouded

Jonathan’s Criterion Essay, Berserk, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth & More

Reviewing "Myriad Colors Phantom World" from Kyoto Animation

Review: “Challengers” is a tennis three-way with one hell of a climax

Miyazaki Madness, Part 7: "Whisper of the Heart" and the joys of creativity

Read my essay on Makoto Shinkai in The Criterion Collection

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 12 - The Story That Ends In Light (And Murder)

Review: Love, Chuunibyo & Other Delusions! ~HEART THROB~ (Season 2, 2014)

Review: "Spy x Family Code: White" is obscene amounts of fun

Miyazaki Madness, Part 6: "Porco Rosso" is one of my favorite movie memories

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 11 - The Name of the Pharaoh!

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Analogue Pocket, Ripley, and Anime Galore

Reviewing KyoAni's BEYOND THE BOUNDARY TV Series & Movie

Review: "Civil War" is challenging, confrontational, and shatteringly powerful

Miyazaki Madness, Part 5: "Kiki's Delivery Service" and my Ghibli origin story

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 10 - Two Volumes, 165 Kills

TAMAKO MARKET (2013 TV Series) & TAMAKO LOVE STORY (2014 Movie) Reviews

Review: "Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus" is a marvel of sound and silence

Miyazaki Madness, Part 4: "My Neighbor Totoro" is the definitive Ghibli classic

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 9 - Murder in Ancient Egypt!

LOVE, CHUUNIBYO & OTHER DELUSIONS! Review (Season 1, 2012)

Miyazaki Madness, Part 3: "Laputa: Castle in the Sky" is adventure movie perfection

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 8 - Kaiba's Leavin' On a Blue-Eyes-White-Dragon Jet Plane

PS5 Pro, Sand Land, Persona 3 Reload, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and more!

Miyazaki Madness, Part 2: "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" Changes Anime History

"Dragon Ball Super: Broly" and the softening of Akira Toriyama

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 7 - Shadow Games in the Sky!

Tactility, or, Why We Love the Humanity of Hand-Drawn Images

Miyazaki Madness, Part 1: "Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro" is essential Miyazaki

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 6 - What is a Duelist Chastity Belt, anyway?

Remembering Akira Toriyama & Ranking Dragon Ball Story Arcs

Ranking the 2023 Best Picture Nominees & Predicting Oscar Winners

Rocky in Review, Part 5: The Creed Trilogy Is Wall-to-Wall Greatness

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 5 - Do You Want To Play a (Card) Game?

Review: "Dune: Part Two" is an epic of Biblical scale and Old-Testament horror

Re-Reviewing "DUNE Part 1" ahead of this weekend's "Part 2"

Rocky in Review, Part 4: Why Rocky Balboa Is an Lifelong Favorite

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 4 - Pegasus Gets Got

Reviewing Kyoto Animation's HYOUKA - The Slice-of-life mystery sensation!

Rocky in Review, Part 3: Why Rocky V Is Better Than You Think

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 3 - Kaiba on Fire

The Future of Xbox, Fantastic Four, Persona, Like a Dragon & More!

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life Review – 2011 Kyoto Animation TV Anime

Rocky in Review, Part 2: Rocky IV and Sylvester Stallone's Improved Director's Cut

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 2 - The Terror of Death T!

Our Top 10 Favorite Superhero Movies!

Rocky in Review, Part 1: The First 3 Rocky Movies And a Changing American Cinema

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 1 - The Early Murders of Yami Yugi

Persona 3 Reload & Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Impressions & More!

Japanimation Station's Kyoto Vacation Has Been Extended! New Schedule for 2024

Reviewing Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade Stage Play

K-ON! The Movie Review – 2011 Kyoto Animation Film

Review: "The Zone of Interest" is an endurance test worth taking

Reviewing K-ON!! Season 2 - 2010 Kyoto Animation TV Series

Reconsidering Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer"

Reviewing Kyoto Animation's K-ON! Season 1

Review: "Spy x Family" Stretches its Legs for Season 2

The Top 10 Video Games of 2023

Doctor Who Christmas Special 2023 Review! "The Church on Ruby Road"